i have dd syndrome.

yes people. i have dd syndrome. drunk dialing syndrome. this saturday we went to our friend juan's bday party. needless to say i got sh*tfaced (10 jello shots, 4 mojitos and god knows how many glasses of wine later). around 3:39am i decided to start calling friends of mine at random. there were about 5 victims. i apologize profusely. good times.

song of the day: sister moon by transvision vamp. pop/rock pseudo punk darling wendy james is making a comeback this year after having fronted the pop/rock band transvision vamp in the late 80s/early 90s. i just recently discovered this band again and i can't get enough of wendy's in-your-face presence and vocals. this song has to be my fave. it's a wonderful pop dittie. check it out. groove on...

07.27.04

i've been a little behind in my blogging. oops. so what's been going on in my world? first things first. i have decided to start pilates again. have to lose the love weight i've gained! lol. still no new job. i am so sick of mine, i need something new fast...or else! concerts galore are coming up: august 13 alejandra guzmán; august 21 cyndi lauper (again i know...but we got 4th row tickets on ebay!); august 28 gloria estefan. more ebay sales. august is going to be a very busy month. aside from all these concerts, it is also going to be mine and rob's first year anniversary. sigh. the happiest year of my life...

song of the day: kissing the wind nia peeples (1991). i decided i'd add this new feature to my blog. today's song is by singer & actress nia peeples (of fame fame). not her biggest hit, but it's my fave of her's and i've had this song stuck in my head for weeks! "sometimes i feel it's a natural thing, sometimes i feel it's a mystical thing, sometimes i feel like...kissing the wind...".

la virgen de nacaragua...immaculate conception

the following is part of our ode to claudiabla (aka claudia, aka la hielera). claudia is a dear friend who is always going out of her way for everyone. so we decided to throw her a surprise bday. the big surprise was her bday is in dec. (around xmas) so basically she gets screwed every year. so a fake 4th of july bash was planned. it was a blast. claudia was so surprised! so i have to share some moments w/ u all.

first in typical joe fashion, we kidnapped her and made her wear this hideous dress! the theme of the night was her quinceañera (she never had one, plus she's expecting...hence the immaculate conception). so here she is being escorted by her court :)

praying to la virgen de nacaragua (claudia is from nicaragua and sometimes we call her naca when drunk...lol). check out how hard she's praying!

there was a "baile del CONDON" set to chayanne's tiempo de vals. we did our best to make sure it was a taqui-taqui naco quinceañera.

there were musical numbers. here is the first one, by yours truly. as many of you know, whenever you attend a quinceañera u always get entertained w/ tacky choreographed routines. so we decided to do our own take. an impromtu drag show! here i am entertaining the crowd to quiero ser santa by alaska y dinarama. had to stick w/ the religious theme.

i don't think you've been to a tacky quinceañera that didn't play timbiriche's hit song. here gigi (aka freestlye sister), juanjoderlola and i do our take on quinceañera

not to be outdone, and in honor of his bday just days before, ryan busted out the skates and did his award winning routine to olivia newton-john's disco hit xanadu inspired by the movie of the same name. so again it was a drunken filled evening, w/ lots of dancing, drinking, and what not. enjoy everyone!

madonna. live. loved it.

the last time i saw madonna live i was 10 years old and it was for the Who's That Girl tour. once upon a time i used to be a mega madonna fan. so last wed., july 14 we got to see madame m herself @ the united center. she sold out 4 nights, fyi. anyhoo let me just say it was a great show, we had good seats (thank u ebay). there were some lowpoints though, mainly her caberet take on deeper and deeper (i couldn't help but think, geez, didn't kylie do this back in '98 on her intimate and live tour?), the snoozy material that required her to sit down and play the guitar and the corny cover of Imagine. otherwise it was retro madonna all night long! express yourself, vogue, hanky panky, burning up, like a prayer, holiday, crazy for you and my fave of the night, papa don't preach!!! btw i did not take the pic above (i stole it from a madonna site...sorry!).

Sayhey! Chicago meet...

You are probably wondering what the hell SayHey! is? It is a Kylie Minogue message forum based in the UK and it's my life! I'm not even that big of a Kylie fan anymore, I've since discovered her younger/prettier/more talented sister Dannii, but I post on this board almost every day in their Off-Topic section. They know everything there! Check it out. It's catty fun. This past weekend my good sayhey! pal AmericanDevil (aka Dale) was in town. So we (me, Rob and Eddie) met up w/ him and had a blast. Too bad they had to leave after awhile, but that didn't stop us from getting trashed. Roscoe's was a blast as they played: Holly Valance "State Of Mind", Anastacia "Left Outside Alone", Dannii Minogue "I Begin To Spin Around" & "All I Wanna Do" & Paulina Rubio "Sexual Lover". We were screaming at the top of our lungs! I even drunk dialed, something I hadn't done in a long time. Sorry Freddy. "Freddy's a slutt...Freddy's a slutt...". Lol. Here are the pics:

Also tomorrow is the infamous Madonna concert :) Can't wait. Have to post some pics from La Virgen de Nacaragua's Quinceañera. Also congrats to my good friends Mara and José Ramón on the birth of their new son, Daniel Mateo. (#4! Ya compren un tele!!!).

Farenheit 9/11

So this past fourth of July weekend I went to see Farenheit 9/11. What a great documentary! There isn't much more that I can say that's already been said, but it really makes you see how f*cked up this country really is. Can't wait til we vote Bush out of office. If you haven't seen this yet, do yourself a favor. It will change the way you see the US and our so-called leaders.

late i know...

i was gonna post these pics from the gay baby shower weeks ago but i guess i got caught up w/ other stuff. anyhoo here they are. 1st is Bertha, the mother-to-be w/ her very first caca diaper. Followed by some interesting shower games, a musical number and our guest of honor Shakespeare w/ Rob.

Allow me to whore myself...

Ok that sounds bad, but really it's not. I am whoring my graphic design skills. I just did this flyer for my cousin Chuy's fraternity's event later this month @ Rain in Milwaukee. So I thought I'd share the final results w/ you all. But seriously, I am available to do stuff like this, flyers, logos, etc. So if you are interested we can talk fees, etc. by emailing me, clic_design@sbcglobal.com. Below are the final results, plus I figure it's some good publicity for Chuy and his brothers:

Fantasy 5

Remember that episode of Friends where Ross got to pick his top 5 celebs he could sleep with? Here's how it works: you're in a relationship but if one of your 5 came along it's ok to sleep with them. The other day this topic came up, so I figured I'd share my picks with you. Pictured left to right (in no order): Alejandro Fernández; Colin Farrell; Jaime Camil; Javier Bardem & Alex Dimitriades.

we came. we drank. we passed out.

so another pride has come and gone. of course we had a blast. i leave you w/ some drunken moments. mostly of my friend eddie and i plastered trying to sing and dance along to the cover girls's show me @ roscoe's. the first is of the notorious milwaukee sisters

we drank tequila and hawaiian punch; blue motherf*ckers, long island, wine coolers, and god knows what else. below is another pic to share. left to right is me, my boyfriend rob, eddie and our friend freddy.

as you can tell it was a time to be had for all. we lost some people along the way (garrota!!!), even eddie. he was indeed alive. lol. next year i don't even want to bother watching the parade, is there really any point? just take me to the nearest bar!

Bored...

I am trying to get into the habit of writing here once a day. So I am still hating my job. Big surprise, right? So I should be working on something, but I don't feel like it. I've looked again, and still nothing that interests me. At this point I am just applying for things to apply. Back to being boring (hey that could be a Pet Shop Boys pun!). Went to sayhey, bored again, so what else can I talk about? Pride! This weekend is the Gay Pride Parade here in Chicago. I am not really into the whole political aspect of it, I am who I am. People are either gonna accept it or not. Can't change the world, I don't see it as some big crusade or anything. Honestly it's just a good excuse to let loose and get disgustingly piss drunk! So here's to pitchers at Roscoe's!

"If there's one thing you're sure about. Let it be the time, you spent with me..."

Ask yourself this question. When's the last time you heard a singer that just left you in awe? As anyone who knows me probably can attest to, I have my fare share of faves (mostly trashy female singers, preferably peaking in popularity in the late 80s and/or early 90s). Earlier this year while at my parents business I saw a video for this singer Elan on Telehit called "Midnight". Telehit is a cable channel from México. She kinda looked like Ludwika Paleta (the annoying Mexican soap actress) and kinda sounded like Hanson. Then the hubby and I started hearing more about her. Downloaded some tracks and were hooked. After looking up some more info on her I found out she was indeed Mexican, from Guadalajara to be exact. She has been living in the US since age 15, and felt the only way to get her voice heard was to sing in the universal language, English. So I went on ebay, bought the Mexican import (it has also been released in Australia) of her debut album Street Child and have not put it down since. I can not begin to tell you all how amazing this girl is.

I can not stop listening to this album! It is quickly becoming one of my faves. Her voice is simple, no over singing a la Christina Aguilera/Kelly Clarkson/Joss Stone here. Just emotion, honesty, soul and passion all coming out of this woman's mouth. The music is at times dark and moody, yet it is so simple and elegant. I honestly can not say that any other album released in the last couple of years has sucked me in like this. I listen to this at least once a day. Never do I get sick of it. Every song is amazing, but I must say my favorite is The Road.

She wrote all the lyrics and music on every track. Each song was done in one take. If she didn't get it in one take, it didn't make it on the album. The album was produced by her brother and features ex-GNR Slash on the title track. It's so rare that an artist comes along w/ such an amazing debut where you can honestly sit through every song in awe. I just hope that she gets a US release soon, as I'd love to see her live. In fact I must see her live. For now I can imagine via this picture.

Do yourselves all a favor. Get this cd if you have not! I know it's only available as an import right now but it is so worth it. You can find it cheap on ebay.com or get it at amazon.com. To learn more about Elan and to hear samples of her debut please visit her official website. You'll thank me later. She's gonna be one to watch.

Robi live...

Just wanted to share this fabulous pic w/ you all! It was taken by my friend Rocío. Thanks to Rocío for giving me permission! She's available for parties, quinceañeras, etc. Just kidding sweetie!

Mr. Dräco Rosa + I...

As promised, here it is! The pic from last week's Robi Dräco Rosa concert @ the Double Door. Thanks to Rocío for the pic :)

desperately seeking new employment...

5 years. Too long. One job for 5 years. I need to find something else. I am so bored. 5 years (this August) I moved to Chicago and started working @ the ad agency. It's become mundane and beyond boring. Crappy pay, blah blah. What else can I complain about? Seriously I need a change and fast! Maybe I need to get out of Chicago; not sure. My BF keeps talking about Seattle, WA. Maybe? Monster.com, etc. here I come! Anyone know of any good art director positions let me know!

Enough ranting. Had a great weekend. Went to mootown (Milwaukee, WI) and house sat for the rents. Best of all we dog sat for my old college roomie. Shakespeare was a doll and just seeing how happy Rob's face was, can't explain. Makes me want to terminate our lease and just get a dog already! Sat. was a baby shower for my good friend Bertha :) It was a "gay baby shower" as it was mostly gay boys and few straight girls (and the 2 lesbians!). It was too much fun. Pictures to come. Let me get back to the boredom I call my job.

Robi Dräco Rosa, Madonna, etc.

So Monday my friend from work invited me to go see Robi Dräco Rosa @ the Double Door. I had a few of his rock en español cd's from back in the day. He's touring to promote his latest release Mad Love. Let me just say that apart from putting on an awesome show, he has to be one of the hottest men alive. OMG he is gorgeous!!! We got to meet him at a meet and great afterwards, just waiting for Ms. Diaz to give me the pic and I will post for all to see :)

My other news is that...the Madonna tickets arrived today via FedEx! In honor of them arriving I think I will listen to some Madonna on my ipod ('Til Death Do Us Part anyone?). If you haven't noticed whenever I report the updates on our tickets all the pics tend to be brunette shots. I know this may sound weird but I only like her when she's a brunette. My fandom tends to go up. Even though she's a blond again, but let's just pretend. Ok?

Also I'm trying to lose weight again :( Since being w/ my parnter I gained back weight I had previously lost (pretty much all). So Gazelle here I come! I can do it; I did it once before I can do it again! Wish me luck.

We got 'em!

We finally raised enough money to get Madonna tickets on ebay! So Wed. July 14, 2004 you can see w/ all the other homos @ the United Center! The best part is we didn't even have to pay for these out of our own pockets. Just from selling old stuff on ebay. Since we also have to pay for Gloria Estefan tickets, the sale continues. So if you'd like, please visit our ebay sales.

cars, moenia, etc.

Well we finally had to put Lupita la Trailera to rest. After much love and abuse, my old 1996 Ford Taurus has gone on. Now we have a brand new '04 Toyota Rav4! Woo hoo! Fierce! We picked her up in Milwaukee on Saturday morning.

So we went to see moenia last night @ the House of Blues here in Chicago. Great show. They gave a really cool show. We had a blast. But the best part was the opening act. La Quinta Cuadra, a local rock/pop band from Chicago. Never heard them before...but the lead singer. My God was he hot! He comes out and we're like "oooh he's hot". Then we all look down and see the biggest package! Lol! Nice booty too :) You know we'll all be @ their next show.

¡LLEGÓ!

With all the Madonna/ebay excitement I forgot to mention that this past Monday my pacakge from Spain arrived! Fangoria's new album is mine! I love it! Much better than their last Naturaleza muerta (and I really really liked that one). The bonus DVD is wicked w/ artists interpretations of their videos. It's part of a project that was done w/ the Museum of Contemporary Art in Spain. So I am in seventh heaven right now. Back to hawking crap on ebay...

Madonna progress...

So our ebay sale is going great! So far we've earned about $120, just from selling 4 cd's!!! 2 cd's alone went for $80! 2 Madonna tickets are running about $300 on ebay, so we're 1/3rd there already. So if you'd like to, please visit our "WE NEED MADONNA TICKETS" ebay sale and help our cause.